Ice-cream



C. L NILSSON.

ICE CREAM CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1921.

Patented Aug. l, 19223.

lsierras ernaar ICE-CREAM CABINET.

Specification of Letters ,Patent Paftintd fitug, fr,

'Applicationled .Tune 24, 1921. Serial No.v 480,197. f

To all cri/0m t may concern:

, Be it known that l, Gann J. N1 sson, a citizen. of the United States of America, and resident of Cambridge, in the county of il/iiddlesei: and State of ivla'ssachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to icecream cabinets and more particularly to means for open'- ing the covers for icecream containers of such cabinets.

At soda fountains and other places where icecream is dispensed in large quantities and where the attendants must work rapidly, especially during rush hours, considerable difficulty is experienced in the manipulation of the aforesaid covers. rlhe usual method is to have a cover which seats in an opening in the top of the chest containing the icecream containers and the surrounding ice, these covers being lifted by hand. The attendants hands are usually fully occupied with the icecream dipper and with the glass or cup so that it is awkward to lift the covers by hand; moreover, the space is usually quite limited and it is a cause of annoyance and delay to find a vacant spot upon which to rest the cover while the icecream is being dipped from the container when the cover is not hinged but detachable. The practical result of this inconvenience and annoyance is that the covers are usually left oil the containers, or if hinged to the chest they are left open, thus giving rise to unsanitary conditions and the rapid softening of the icecream.

The objects of the present invention are to provide an icecream cabinet which has mechanism for opening the covers by means of foot pedals, which has the foot pedals conveniently located, which has the connecting mechanism located in such manner as not to be unsightly and not to obstruct the operations of the attendant, and which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

In order more clearly to set forth the nature of the invention, l have shown one concrete embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a plan view of an icecream cabinet embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a front detail elevation of one of the foot pedals.

The `particular embodiment ofthe invention shown for the purpose of illustration comprises a chest having side walls l, 2, 3 and et, a. bottom 5, corner posts 6, 7, 8 and t) intermediate front posts l0, intermediate rear posts 1l., a top formed in two interfitting parts l2 and` lSwand covers le hinged to the top part 13.

According to the present invention the covers are provided with upstanding lugs l5 and operatingpedals 16 are pivoted at the lower forward corner of the chest intermediate the ends thereof, the pedals and lugs l5, beingconnected together bymeans of a chain 17' running over pulleys 1S and 19. The chain l? extends along the bottom` of the chest at a level above the depending iortions 2O (Fig. 2) ofthe side walls so as tobe out of sight so as not to interfere with inopping beneath the chest. At the rearof the chest the chain extends vertically through channel members which are built into the chest in the form of the aforesaid rear intermediate posts. The portion l2 of the top of the chest is recessed at 2l to facilitate the application and removal of the chain 17. Springs 22 are preferably associated with the lugs l5 to give the covers an initial closing impulse when the foot pedal is released, thereby to throw the covers past vertical position so that they will continue to close by gravity.

As shown in the drawings the foot pedals are preferably mounted in slots 23 in the forward intermediate posts 10 upon a single rod 24 extending the full length of the cabinet.

l claim:

l. An icecream cabinet comprising a chest having' an opening' for an icecream container in the top thereof in spaced relation to the sides thereof, a cover for said opening, and means for opening said cover including a pedal at the front of the chest and a connection extending from the pedal to the cover along two sides of the chest, said connection being' entirely within the outlines of the chest so as not to interfere with cleaning around and beneath the chest.

`2. An icecream cabinet comprising a chest having` an opening for an icecream container in the top thereof, a cover for said opening,

and means for Vopening said cover including` a pedal' at the lower `'forward corner of the chest intermediate the ends thereof, a connection extending fromthe pedal to the cover, and guide meansincluding a channel member forvsaid connection.

3. An icecream cabinet comprising a chest havingan opening for an icecream container in the top thereof, a cover for said opening,

of thel chest ,intermediate the ends thereof and connections-between the pedals and covers respectively, and a ycommon support for said pedals.

5. Anicecream cabinet comprising a chest f having a plurality of openings for icecream containers in thetop thereof, covers for said openings, means for opening said covers in# cluding pedals at the lower forward corner of the chest intermediate the ends thereof and connections K between the pedals andY pedals.

6..An icecream cabinet comprising a chest having a plurality of openings for icecream containers 1n the top thereof, covers for saidA openings, supporting posts at the front of said chests having slots therein, means for opening said covers including pedals in said slots, and a'rod extending through said slots for pivotally supporting said pedals.

7. An icecream cabinet comprising a chest having. an opening for an icecream container inthe top thereof, a cover for said opening, a supporting post at the front of the chest having a slot therein, andmeans for opening said cover including a pedal in said slot and a connection between the pedal and the cover,

8. An icecream cabinet comprising a chest having a plurality of openings for icecream `(,:ontainers in the top thereof, covers for the openings,vsupporting posts at the front of said chest having slots therein, means for opening said covers including pedals in said slots, and connections from said pedalsfo the covers corresponding thereto, said connections extending through channel inembers in said chest. -f

.Signedby me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 20th day of June 1921.

1 CARL J. NILSSON. 

